Suppose the identical quality that renders a fighter aircraft revolutionary is also the one that keeps it from ever actually flying as a weapon of war. The Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut is a stark case history ...
Did the never produced Russian Su-47 ‘Berkut’ fighter accomplish anything of significance? It is an interesting question, given that the not-so-stealthy aircraft was intended to push the technological ...
The U.S. Navy nearly built its own version of the legendary F-22 Raptor stealth fighter—a swept-wing carrier variant called ...
Moreover, while it demonstrated amazing instant turning performance, it was poor at sustained turns as it bled off speed quickly. Though claimed to be Mach 2-capable, the fastest speed Berkut flight ...
Click to open image viewer. America's first swept-wing jet fighter, the F-86 Sabre joined the ranks of great fighter aircraft during combat operations high above the Yalu River in Korea. Even though ...